Garbage and Recycling

• Books (soft & hard cover - remove hardcovers)
• Box board (cereal, tissue, cracker)
• Brown paper bags
• Catalogues & magazines
• Corrugated cardboard (2ft x 3ft (0.61 x0.91m), flattened and/or bundled)
• Envelopes
• File folders
• Frozen food boxes
• Greeting cards
• Junk mail
• Newspaper & Flyers (including glossy)
• Paper (coloured & white)
• Paper towel rolls (empty)
• Shredded paper (in clear bag)
• Telephone books
• Toilet paper rolls (empty)
• Tissue paper
• Wrapping paper (non-metallic)

• Aerosol cans (empty)
• Aluminum plates
• Cardboard cans (frozen juice, peanuts, etc.)
• Cartons (milk, juice, cream)
• Egg cartons (plastic)
• Glass bottles & jars (non-refundable, lids removed)
• Juice boxes
• Paint cans (METAL, empty, dry, lids removed)
• Plastic clam shell packaging (bakery & produce)
• Plastic bottles, jugs, tubs & lids (i.e. food & beverage containers,
  household cleaning products, laundry detergent, shampoo bottles, etc.)
• Pop/juice cans
• Small scrap metal items (utensils, pots & pans, baking sheets, metal coat hangers)
• Steel cans
• Yogurt/pudding containers
• Applesauce cups

NOT RECYCLABLE: flower pots and trays, chip bags, blister packaging, candy wrappers

• Baking ingredients
• Bones
• Bread
• Butcher paper
• Coffee filters/grounds
• Cooking oil, grease, fat (solids)
• Corncobs & corn husks
• Dairy products
• Drink trays (paper)
• Eggs & egg shells
• Egg cartons (paper)
• Facial tissue
• Fish parts
• Flowers
• Fruit
• House plants
• Meat products
• Microwave popcorn bags
• Muffin papers
• Napkins
• Nuts/shells
• Paper coffee cups
• Paper food containers
• Paper plates
• Paper towels
• Pizza & pizza boxes
• Pumpkins
• Rice
• Shellfish (including shells)
• Tea bags/leaves
• Vegetables
• Waxed corrugated cardboard (small quantities only)
• Waxed paper

NO plastics, metal or glass

• Blister packaging/bubble-wrap
• Candles
• Candy bar wrappers
• Carpet
• CD/DVDs & cases
• Cereal/cracker box liner
• Christmas tree lights
• Cigarette butts
• Coffee cup lids
• Coffee pods (Keurig, Tassimo, etc)
• Cookie/chip bags
• Cork
• Diapers & diaper wipes
• Dishes/ceramics
• Disposable mop sheets
• Dog/cat food bags
• Dryer sheets & lint
• Feminine hygiene products
• Florist foam
• Flower & planting pots/trays
• Foil (pouches/packets)
• Food packaging (deli meat, hotdog wrappers, etc.)
• Furnace filters
• Garden hose
• Light bulbs (incandescent bulbs)
• Mirrors
• Pet waste/cat litter
• Photographs
• Plastic cutlery/wrap
• Plastic bags (all types: grocery, bread, milk, etc)
• Pool noodles
• Rags and unusable clothing
• Styrofoam (all types: packaging, plates, cups, etc)
• Toys
• Vacuum bags
• Window glass

• Leaves
• Branches no larger than 3” diameter by 4’ long
• House & garden plants
• Garden hedge/tree trimmings

PLEASE NOTE: Leaf and yard waste will not be accepted in organics. Free drop off of larger yard waste and brush is permitted at Bark Lake Waste Site and Municipal Yard 2 (seasonal).

• Residents must place ashes on the curb by 6am on the dates specified or they will not be picked up until the next month. 
• Ensure ashes are placed in a metal or suitable container and fully extinguished.
• DO NOT place ashes in with normal waste and ensure they are a safe distance from combustibles.